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Once I became a mother I knew I was strong: Alicia Keys
Singer Alicia Keys says motherhood made her realize her strength.
The 35-year-old singer, who has sons
"Once I became a mother I knew I was strong, but not ready to do what I'm doing now. If I had to attribute it to anything, I'd say that it's taking more time to listen to myself. I never did that before and I think it's opened up a new space in me; aggressive, unafraid, uninhibited, calling it as I see it ... And not whatever else I used to be," Keys said.
The 35-year-old singer, who has sons
Egypt
, six, and 22 month oldGenesis
with her husbandSwizz Beats
, said admitted being a parent has opened her up to a 'new space'. I'm in this new place. It's growth, time, living, feeling and just ... Being more."Once I became a mother I knew I was strong, but not ready to do what I'm doing now. If I had to attribute it to anything, I'd say that it's taking more time to listen to myself. I never did that before and I think it's opened up a new space in me; aggressive, unafraid, uninhibited, calling it as I see it ... And not whatever else I used to be," Keys said.
Alicia Keys
US singer Alicia Keys performs in Frankfurt, central Germany, at the start of her German tour on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer)
US singer Alicia Keys performs in Frankfurt, central Germany, at the start of her German tour on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer)
US singer Alicia Keys performs onstage at the o2 venue in London on Friday, February 29, 2008. (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)
US singer Alicia Keys performs onstage at the o2 venue in London on Friday, February 29, 2008. (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)
US singer Alicia Keys performs onstage at the o2 venue in London on Friday, February 29, 2008. (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)
Alicia Keys makes an appearance on MTV's 'Total Request Live' at MTV Studios, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Singer Alicia Keys poses backstage at Z100's Jingle Ball, Friday, December 14, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Alicia Keys poses backstage during the 2007 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2007. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Alicia Keys waves her hand to her fans before a large Christmas tree as she performs at a public space of a Tokyo building on November 29, 2007. (AFP Photo/ Yoshikazu)
Alicia Keys performs at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honour of US Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on December 11, 2007 in Oslo, Norway. (AFP Photo/Daniel Sannum Lauten)
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